Southern Africa: HIV Infection

Neil Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to fulfil its commitments under the Achieving Universal Access, AIDS Strategy, in (a) Lesotho,  (b) Botswana and  (c) Swaziland.

Ivan Lewis: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)'s role under the Government's Achieving Universal Access HIV strategy is primarily focused on advocacy and lobbying to support the aims of the strategy. In doing this, we work closely with a broad range of partners in relevant countries, including the host government, non-government and multilateral organisations and other major donors.
	Given the continued high level of infection rates in Southern Africa, there are several large bilateral and multilateral donors working with the governments in Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland. The FCO's efforts in these countries are therefore focused on providing political support to the major donors and international organisations, as well as providing support to non-government organisations.
	For example, in Botswana, our high commission follows the HIV situation and policies closely, maintains links with the National AIDS Coordination Agency and the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS. It also looks for opportunities to support the major bilateral HIV/AIDS donors in addressing sensitive issues.
	Our non-resident diplomatic representation to Lesotho or Swaziland is based at our high commission in Pretoria, where our staff monitor and report on developments in country and have a dialogue with a range of relevant partners on HIV/AIDS issues. In Swaziland, for example, we have held discussions with the National Director of the National Emergency Response Council on HIV/AIDS as well as a number of non-governmental organisations.
	Our high commissions in Pretoria and Gaborone work closely with the Department for International Development (DFID) Southern Africa (based in Pretoria, South Africa), responsible for DFID's work in Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland. Tackling HIV in the region is a priority for DFID Southern Africa. For example, DFID Southern Africa is funding a £23 million Behaviour Change Communication Programme across 10 countries (including Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland), reaching 60 per cent. of the youth population. They are also contributing £18 million to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Children and AIDS Regional Initiative across six countries (including Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland), helping orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS. At the national level in Lesotho, DFID Southern Africa is providing £2.5 million to the Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS (ALAFA) programme, providing HIV prevention, treatment and care services to 48,000 factory workers, 80 per cent. of whom are women.

Oils: Waste Disposal

David Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what volume of waste oils has been exported to  (a) Germany,  (b) Italy and  (c) other EU member states (i) in total and (ii) for re-refining in the last three years.

Dan Norris: The following tables show the data requested.
	
		
			  Total exported 
			  Tonnes 
			   Italy  Germany  Other EU member states 
			 2007 0 257.75 6370.41 
			 2008 0 280.24 13104.52 
			 2009 0 5090.89 8588.16 
			 2010 0 324.72 3250.14 
		
	
	
		
			  Total exported for re-refining 
			  Tonnes 
			   Italy  Germany  Other EU member states 
			 2007 0 257.75 4261.17 
			 2008 0 0 5287.83 
			 2009 0 5090.89 5884.79 
			 2010 0 184.28 0 
		
	
	This data was obtained from the Environment Agency's National Transfrontier Shipments (NaTS) Database on 1 April 2010. NaTS records the details of all shipments of waste notified under the Waste Shipment Regulation (EC1013/2006/EC).
	The data for 2009-10 are currently an incomplete data set so these will be subject to change as data are received.

Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many improvised explosive devices have  (a) been defused and  (b) exploded in Afghanistan in each month since 2007.

Kevan Jones: Records of incidents for the whole of Afghanistan are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	However, data is available for activity up to February 2010 concerning Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the area of Helmand Province for which Task Force Helmand has responsibility. This area of responsibility has not stayed constant during the period in question.
	
		
			  Number of IED explosions recorded by Task Force Helmand 
			   2007  2008  2009  2010 
			 January 2 24 29 89 
			 February 6 24 30 164 
			 March 1 30 42 - 
			 April 9 27 27 - 
			 May 23 35 57 - 
			 June 23 52 102 - 
			 July 32 51 159 - 
			 August 16 48 114 - 
			 September 31 43 77 - 
			 October 24 35 67 - 
			 November 13 38 69 - 
			 December 20 39 70 - 
		
	
	The figures above refer to an explosion that has subsequently been reported by units operating within the Task Force Helmand area of responsibility. The figures include both 'laid' IEDs and suicide (both vehicle and person-borne) devices.
	
		
			  Number of IEDs neutralised recorded by Task Force Helmand 
			   2007  2008  2009  2010 
			 January 0 16 44 61 
			 February 0 20 54 107 
			 March 0 14 49 - 
			 April 1 18 67 - 
			 May 0 33 36 - 
			 June 3 12 142 - 
			 July 2 22 94 - 
			 August 6 21 113 - 
			 September 9 32 125 - 
			 October 3 23 88 - 
			 November 8 48 90 - 
			 December 14 31 132 - 
		
	
	The figures above refer to the recording of a device that has been located and subsequently confirmed as an IED. Action has then been taken to neutralise the device.

Departmental Written Questions

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what methodology her Office used to determine whether answers to Questions in the formulation if she will set out with statistical information related as directly as possible to the tabling hon. Members' constituency the effects on that constituency of her Department's policies since 1997 could be provided without incurring disproportionate cost; and if she will make a statement.

Tessa Jowell: The Government Olympic Executive seeks to answer all parliamentary questions that do not incur disproportionate cost. Disproportionate cost is determined via a disproportionate cost threshold (DCT). The current DCT is £800, announced in Parliament by HM Treasury on the 20 January 2010.

Depressive Illnesses: Health Services

Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which primary care trusts provide services for clinical depression; and if he will make a statement.

Phil Hope: We do not collect this data centrally. The provision of local health services is a decision to for primary care trusts and their strategic health authorities. Clinicians are best placed to decide what services their local communities need and how they are provided.

Departmental Marketing

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what such items were.

Paul Goggins: The following table details expenditure by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), including its arms length bodies and the Public Prosecution Service Northern Ireland but excluding its agencies and NDPBs on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years.
	
		
			   Item  Total (£) 
			 2004-05 - Nil 
			 2005-06 - Nil 
			 2006-07 Leadership programme folders 2,389.63 
			 2007-08 Leaflets and posters advertising e-learning programme 6,361.45 
			 2008-09 Leadership programme folders 2,239.63 
			  Consultant business cards 129.13 
			  Sentencing framework leaflets and posters 819.50

Departmental Marketing

Owen Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much of his Department's marketing budget was spent on  (a) media advertising,  (b) promotion and  (c) education packs and initiatives for schools in 2008-09.

Paul Goggins: Expenditure on  (a) media advertising  (b) promotion and  (c) education packs and initiatives for schools by the Northern Ireland Office, including its arms length bodies and the Public Prosecution Service Northern Ireland but excluding its agencies and executive NDPBs, in 2008-09 is shown in the following table.
	
		
			   £ 
			 Media Advertising 422,785 
			 Promotion 5,562 
			 Education Packs and Initiatives for Schools 109,903

Departmental Opinion Polls

Owen Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what direction his Department gives to its contractors on the framing of questions in surveys it commissions.

Paul Goggins: Polling questions are agreed in consultation between the Department and contractor.

Departmental Pay

Owen Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what proportion of his Department's Board members who were civil servants working in his Department were awarded a bonus in  (a) 2008 and  (b) 2009; and what the highest bonus paid was in each year.

Paul Goggins: In 2008 there were 12 board members of which 11 received a bonus which constitutes 91.7 per cent. of the Board. The highest bonus paid was £18,000.
	In 2009 there were nine board members of which six received a bonus which constitutes 66.7 per cent. of the Board. The highest bonus paid was £11,000.

Departmental Temporary Employment

Owen Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which companies were contracted by his Department for the provision of temporary staff in each of the last five years; how many temporary staff were employed by his Department in each such year; and what the monetary value was of contracts with each such company in each such year.

Paul Goggins: The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) did not contract any companies for the provision of temporary workers. Temporary workers employed by the NIO are drawn from contracts set up by the Department of Finance and Personnel (NI).
	Prior to 1 February 2010 the recruitment of temporary staff was delegated to business areas in NIO and no information on numbers is available.
	Since 1 February 2010, the recruitment of temporary workers for the Department is managed centrally. There are currently 26 such staff in post.

Departmental Theft

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department.

Paul Goggins: The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) takes a range of measures across its Estate which reflect the standards set out in HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF) issued by the Cabinet Office and available online at:
	www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/spf.aspx
	These measures to deter theft from within the Department, include: controlling access to the department's buildings; informing staff both at induction and on an ongoing basis of their responsibility to comply with the policies and procedures laid down for safe guarding departmental assets, including property and information; maintaining property asset registers; and having appropriate financial procedures in place to mitigate against the theft of money. It would not be appropriate to provide details of specific controls as this could undermine their effectiveness.

Inquiries

Owen Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the budget is of the Historical Enquiries Team in the next two years.

Paul Goggins: The total budget for the Historical Inquiry Team project for 2010-11 is £7.2 million. The budget is split between HET PSNI, Office of the Police Ombudsman NI, Public Prosecution Service and Forensic Science NI. Future budgets will form part of the next spending review.

Mass Media

Owen Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has spent on press monitoring in each of the last five years.

Shaun Woodward: The Northern Ireland Office has an in-house media monitoring service to meet the needs of Ministers and senior officials within the Department. It also provides its media monitoring services to Ministers and officials in the devolved Administration and a number of external public sector stakeholders.
	
		
			   Equipment costs  Media monitoring unit  Typing pool 
			 2004-05 14,052.15 70,000 69,000 
			 2005-06 2,397.76 70,200 72,000 
			 2006-07 1,682.14 79,000 79,000 
			 2007-08 6,080.04 69,000 79,000 
			 2008-09 2,957.14 62,000 82,000 
		
	
	Equipment costs are all the costs associated with press monitoring for example televisions, DVD recorders, DVD discs, tapes, radios and trans-scribers.
	The Department recoups a percentage of its running costs by passing on a small charge to its clients.
	Currently there are four members of staff employed in the Media Monitoring Unit and a further five typists to transcribe media monitoring requests. Staffing numbers have fluctuated over this period. I have provided the average salary costs for each team.

Trade Unions

Owen Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many days staff of his Department spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of such activity in that year.

Paul Goggins: The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has one full-time member of staff seconded as a full-time trade union official for the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA). This official is provided with full time administrative support. The cost of running this office in 2008-09 including staff costs, was £65,669.09.
	Other members of staff throughout the Department are allowed facility time on an ad-hoc basis representing, NIPSA, First Division Association and the Public and Commercial Service Union. Facility time for trade union representatives is delegated to local Line Management. We do not hold central records of facility time for 2009. Central recording of facility time was introduced on 1 January 2010.

Children: Day Care

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what information his Department holds on the number of childcare providers in  (a) Chorley constituency and  (b) Lancashire who take part in the childcare voucher scheme.

Stephen Timms: I have been asked to reply.
	The information requested is not available, as employers and employees are not required to report the provision of tax exempt child care vouchers.
	However, research commissioned by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in 2005, by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and available at:
	http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/research/research-report23.htm
	estimates the proportion of employers that offer Employer Supported Childcare (ESC) split by Government office region (Table A.7, Appendix A, page 19).
	These numbers should be treated with caution as the employee take up rate and use of vouchers as opposed to other forms of ESC would likely vary from region to region and these figures do not account for employees working in one region and living in another. No estimates are made for Chorley constituency or Lancashire.

Children: Day Care

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number of childminders to have entered the profession in each year since 1997.

Dawn Primarolo: Information is not available specifically on the number of child minders who enter the profession. However, Ofsted have collected information on the number of registered child care providers and registered child care places available to children under eight years of age on a quarterly basis from March 2003.
	All information, including numbers of childminders, by local authority, is published on Ofsted's website and can be found using the following links:
	 Information from 2008 onwards:
	http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-and-research/Browse-all-by/Documents-by-type/Statistics/Childcare-and-early-years/Childcare-providers-and-places/Registered-childcare-providers-and-places-in-England-December-2008-onwards
	 Information between September 2006 and August 2008:
	http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-and-research/Browse-all-by/Documents-by-type/Statistics/Childcare-and-early-years/Childcare-providers-and-places/Registered-childcare-providers-and-places-in-England-September-2006-to-August-2008
	 Information between March 2003 and June 2006:
	http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-and-research/Browse-all-by/Documents-by-type/Statistics/Childcare-and-early-years/Childcare-providers-and-places/Registered-childcare-providers-and-places-in-England-March-2003-June-2006
	In addition, Ofsted has published figures on child minders joining and leaving the register since November 2006, which showed figures for child minders joining and leaving the register between April 2005 and September 2006. These data are shown in each local authority's Early Years Statistical Profile, available via each local authority's page on the Ofsted website:
	http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxcare_providers/list_by_la
	With the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage in September 2008 Ofsted reviewed its publications and decided to incorporate data on providers joining and leaving registers in its regular quarterly publication on child care providers and places. Ofsted published these datasets together for the first time in January 2010, showing figures of providers joining and leaving the registers between 1 October 2009 and 31 December 2009:
	http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-and-research/Browse-all-by/Documents-by-type/Statistics/Childcare-and-early-years/Childcare-providers-and-places/Registered-childcare-providers-and-places-in-England-December-2008-onwards

Children: Day Care

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many childcare places there are in  (a) each London borough and  (b) nationally; and how many such places are required in each of those areas to meet the Government's 2010 target.

Dawn Primarolo: Information on the number of child care places registered with Ofsted available nationally and in each London borough is shown in the following table.
	In 'Choice for parents: the best start for Children' the Government set out a range of targets and ambitions, to achieve its 10-year child care strategy, including some to be achieved by 2010. However many of these were not expressed in terms of delivering a specific number of places.
	The ambition to ensure parents can access suitable childcare places has been met by placing duties on all English local authorities to assess and secure sufficient child care places in their area for children aged 0-14 (18 for disabled children).
	
		
			  Table: Number( 1)  of child care places( 2)  for children under eight years of age in England and in each London borough-position at 31 December 2009 
			  Region  Places 
			 England 1,321,100 
			   
			  Inner London  
			 City of London 300 
			 Camden 5,500 
			 Hackney 6,000 
			 Hammersmith and Fulham 4,300 
			 Haringey 4,900 
			 Islington 4,600 
			 Kensington and Chelsea 3,700 
			 Lambeth 7,300 
			 Lewisham 7,600 
			 Newham 4,800 
			 Southwark 9,000 
			 Tower Hamlets 4,200 
			 Wandsworth 8,300 
			 Westminster 3,800 
			   
			  Outer London  
			 Barking and Dagenham 4,000 
			 Barnet 8,800 
			 Bexley 5,400 
			 Brent 6,000 
			 Bromley 10,300 
			 Croydon 11,000 
			 Ealing 7,800 
			 Enfield 7,200 
			 Greenwich 6,800 
			 Harrow 4,700 
			 Havering 5,000 
			 Hillingdon 6,300 
			 Hounslow 4,900 
			 Kingston upon Thames 4,600 
			 Merton 4,600 
			 Redbridge 6,400 
			 Richmond upon Thames 6,900 
			 Sutton 4,500 
			 Waltham Forest 6,400 
			 (1) Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. (2) Data Source: Ofsted-total includes childminders, child care on non-domestic premises, child care on domestic premises and home child carer.

Children: Day Care

Mark Hendrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many childcare places have been created in Preston since 1997.

Dawn Primarolo: Information on the number of child care places is not available below local authority level.

Children: Mental Health

Charles Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what account the Targeted Mental Health in Schools programme takes of needs related to emotional well-being of children with  (a) a learning disability,  (b) an autistic spectrum disorder,  (c) a physical disability and  (d) a sensory disability.

Dawn Primarolo: The Targeted Mental Health in Schools Programme (TaMHS) builds on the existing universal approaches to supporting emotional well-being that schools are already using, such as SEAL, by offering targeted therapeutic interventions for individuals or groups of children at risk of developing mental health problems. Funded by the DCSF by £60 million from 2008 to 2011, all local authorities are now involved in offering the programme within school clusters that are participating. The inclusion of special schools is particularly encouraged within the conditions of grant.
	TaMHS is focused on identifying the children who may be vulnerable to mental health issues and need additional support, and offering them appropriate evidence-based interventions. While the programme is not designed to replicate or replace other funded support (such as through a statement of SEN) all children's needs should be considered equally when identifying who should be offered targeted interventions through TaMHS. Each child's individual circumstances, including whether they have additional needs, and any funded support that they already receive, will be taken into account when deciding what additional support or interventions might be most appropriate.

Children: Methadone and Protection

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley of 17 December 2008,  Official Report, column 817W, on methadone, if he will take steps to enable the number of child deaths subject to serious case review which are methadone-related to be calculated.

Dawn Primarolo: Local authorities should notify Ofsted where a death or serious injury occurs and abuse or neglect is known or suspected to be a factor (and so may lead to the commissioning of a Serious Case Review). The precise cause and nature of death may not always be known at the time of the notification, and could change after further investigations are carried out such as a post-mortem or coroner's inquest.
	Information held by the Department for Children, Schools and Families is provided by Ofsted and is based on available information at the point of notification by the local authority. Records are sometimes updated if further information is received on the cause of death but this is not undertaken systematically. We have no present plans to extend procedures or the operation of the relevant database in the way suggested. However, making use of the database and of individual anonymised SCRs the authors of the report 'Understanding Serious Case Reviews and their Impact: A Biennial Analysis of Serious Case Reviews 2005-07', published in June 2009, suggest that:
	"A small number of deaths (fewer than six) were as a result of the child ingesting their parent's drug, most often methadone."

Children's Centres: Publicity

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  how much was spent on communications and publicity for Sure Start centres in each year since 2004; how much he plans to spend in 2009-10; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  how many changes of design have taken place for Sure Start Children's Centre signage since 2004; what the reasons were for each change; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  how many promotional leaflets for Sure Start Children's Centres were sent out by door drop in each financial year since 2004; how many are planned for 2009-10; in which  (a) post code areas and  (b) local authority wards such door drops have taken place in each financial year since 2004; and if he will make a statement;
	(4)  how much was spent on radio advertising for Sure Start Children's Centres in each financial year since 2004; how much expenditure is planned for 2009-10; and if he will make a statement;
	(5)  how much was spent on press advertisements for Sure Start Children's Centres in each financial year since 2004; how much expenditure is planned for 2009-10; and if he will make a statement;
	(6)  how much was spent on creative development of advertising for Sure Start Children's Centres in each financial year since 2004; how much expenditure is planned for 2009-10; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is as follows:
	 301509
	On 16 March, the Prime Minister announced that Government had met its target for 3500 Sure Start Children's Centres. It is important that all families with young children are aware of the range of services available, and where their local children's centre is. The Department undertook analysis in early 2009 of current research which highlighted a lack of awareness about the range of services available or that it is a universal service. The Department has therefore run the first ever national communications campaign to boost awareness of children's centres which commenced September 2009 and early evaluation is positive-with an increase of over 40 per cent. in the number of parents (in areas targeted by the campaign) who know about their local children's centre.
	The amount spent on communications and publicity for children's centres in each year is set out in the following table. It is not possible to provide figures back to 2004, because children's centre communications activity was incorporated into wider communications budgets covering early years and childcare. The amount spent in 2009-10 is higher than previous years as 2009-10 is when the Department ran its first national communications campaign for Sure Start Children's Centres, and represents 0.29 per cent. of the total 2009-10 programme budget for Sure Start Children's Centres.
	
		
			  Table 1: Specific Sure Start Children's Centres related communications to the public 
			  Financial Year  Amount (£) 
			 2007-08 35,800 
			 2008-09 188,100 
			 2009-10(1) 3,418,600 
			 (1) As at 23 March 2010 
		
	
	 301510
	Since 2004, there have been two updates to the branding guidelines for Sure Start Children's Centres, both of which set out expectations for how external signage should look. The first update was in March 2006, which established Sure Start as the overall brand for all services for 0 to 5-year-olds and created a new SureStart logo. A further update to branding guidelines was made in March 2009, to reflect the establishment of the national network of Sure Start Children's Centres.
	 301511
	As part of the national communications campaign an estimated 2,400,000 leaflets advertising Sure Start Children's Centres were sent to specific postcodes via door drops (see Tables 2 and 3). The postcodes in Table 2 were selected according to population density and deprivation and those in Table 3 according to rurality and deprivation. We do not hold details of which local authority wards these postcodes represent and have supplied details of the upper tier local authority in Tables 2 and 3. A copy of tables 2 and 3 will be placed in the Libraries. Local authorities and individual centres may have conducted their own door drop leaflet distribution, but this information is not collected by the Department. Door drop leaflet distribution is an effective way of targeting potential users of children's centres among families who may be less likely to access children centres.
	 301512
	National radio advertising for Sure Start Children's Centres started for the first time in 2009-10. The total amount spent on radio advertising in 2009-10 was £951800. Radio advertising is effective at building awareness on a national level and reaching out to parents who may be unaware of children's centres and the services they offer.
	 301513
	Press advertising for Sure Start Children's Centres started in 2008-09 and 2009-10. The total amount spent on press advertising in 2008-2009 was £150,000; and in 2009-10 it was £831 600. Press advertising is particularly useful in conveying the range of services available at children's centres.
	 301514
	The Department commissioned specialist creative development of advertising for Sure Start Children's Centres in 2009-10 only. The total amount spent was £87,300 in 2009-10. The creative development is a crucial part of the planning process. This research helps us to understand whether the advertisements are clear and engaging for the audience before they are rolled out nationally. This ensures that we can receive the optimum return on investment.

Departmental Buildings

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on rooms for staff leisure in each of the last five years.

Diana Johnson: The Department for Children, Schools and Families was created on 28 June 2007. Since then expenditure on rooms for staff leisure was as follows:
	
		
			  £ 
			   2007-08  2008-09  2009-10 
			 London Site Fitness Centre Refurbishment - 327,538 - 
			 London Site Fitness Centre Annual Occupancy Costs 93,511 191,548 299,722 
			 Sheffield Site Fitness Centre Annual Occupancy Costs 2,253 2,345 2,138

Departmental Public Expenditure

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of his Department's expenditure under each line of Table 8.4 of his Department's Report for 2009 is included in the 75 per cent. of the budget to be protected in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Diana Johnson: holding answer 16 March 2010
	The pre-Budget report confirmed that from 2011-13 funding for Sure Start will continue to rise in line with inflation; funding for 16 to 19 learning will rise by 0.9 per cent. year on year with an extra £202 million this year to meet our September Guarantee; and funding for schools will increase by 0.7 per cent. in real terms, which at current inflation levels will mean a cash increase of 2.7 per cent.
	This means that 75 per cent. of the DCSF budget has been protected. The document, 'Investing for the Future, Protecting the Front Line: School Funding 2010', published on 15 March, showed how the DCSF budget breaks down in 2010-11 into the front line areas protected in the PBR and the remaining areas from which the Department is finding £500 million savings in the 2011-13 period. A further breakdown will be provided when we publish our annual report later in the year.

Departmental Travel

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much was spent on first-class travel for  (a) Ministers and  (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in the last 12 months.

Diana Johnson: No Ministers or DCSF officials took first class air travel during the period April 2009 to March 2010.
	DCSF agency officials spent £8,640 on first class air travel during this period.
	DCSF Ministers spent £8,146 on first class rail travel during this period.
	DCSF officials spent £2,447,616 on first class rail travel during this period.
	DCSF agency officials spent £3,816,469 on first class rail travel during this period.
	The data have been provided by the Department's contractor for travel booking, Carlson Wagonlit Travel.

Free School Meals: A-Levels

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals were entered for A-levels in each subject in 2009.

Vernon Coaker: The information requested is given in the following table. Please note that this information covers pupils in school sixth forms only, pupils entered for A-level examinations in sixth form or further education colleges are excluded from the figures.
	
		
			   Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals entered in examination  Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals entered in examination 
			 Biology 794 14.1 
			 Biology: Human 23 0.4 
			 Chemistry 652 11.6 
			 Physics 286 5.1 
			 Science: Single award 0 0.0 
			 Science: Electronics (1)- (1)- 
			 Science: Environmental 3 0.1 
			 Science: Geology 6 0.1 
			 Mathematics 836 14.8 
			 Mathematics (Pure) 0 0.0 
			 Mathematics (Statistics) 6 0.1 
			 Mathematics (Further) 64 1.1 
			 Additional Mathematics 0 0.0 
			 Computer Studies/Computing 38 0.7 
			 Information Technology 171 3.0 
			 Business Studies 340 6.0 
			 Business Studies and   
			 Economics 29 0.5 
			 Home Economics (1)- (1)- 
			 Art and Design 198 3.5 
			 Art and Design (Graphics) 36 0.6 
			 Art and Design (Photography) 102 1.8 
			 Art and Design (Textiles) 62 1.1 
			 Art and Design (3-D studies) 7 0.1 
			 Art and Design (Critical Studies) (1)- (1)- 
			 Fine Art 226 4.0 
			 History of Art 0 0.0 
			 Geography 223 4.0 
			 World Development 3 0.1 
			 History 573 10.2 
			 Economics 188 3.3 
			 Religious Studies 480 8.5 
			 Archaeology 0 0.0 
			 Law 216 3.8 
			 Logic/Philosophy 28 0.5 
			 Government and Politics 178 3.2 
			 Psychology 901 16.0 
			 Sociology 750 13.3 
			 English 205 3.6 
			 English Language 250 4.4 
			 English Literature 863 15.3 
			 Drama and Theatre 280 5.0 
			 Communication Studies 21 0.4 
			 Performing Studies 27 0.5 
			 Media/Film/Television Studies 542 9.6 
			 Film Studies 80 1.4 
			 Dutch 14 0.2 
			 French 124 2.2 
			 German 47 0.8 
			 Italian 5 0.1 
			 Modern Greek (1)- (1)- 
			 Portuguese 4 0.1 
			 Spanish 50 0.9 
			 Arabic 30 0.5 
			 Bengali 4 0.1 
			 Chinese 7 0.1 
			 Gujarati (1)- (1)- 
			 Japanese 0 0.0 
			 Modern Hebrew (1)- (1)- 
			 Punjabi 5 0.1 
			 Polish (1)- (1)- 
			 Russian 4 0.1 
			 Turkish 20 0.4 
			 Urdu 46 0.8 
			 Persian 10 0.2 
			 Ancient History 3 0.1 
			 Classical Civilisation 29 0.5 
			 Greek 0 0.0 
			 Latin (1)- (1)- 
			 Other Classical Languages 0 0.0 
			 Music 45 0.8 
			 Music Technology 32 0.6 
			 Sport/Physical Education Studies 167 3.0 
			 Dance 34 0.6 
			 Accounting/Finance 29 0.5 
			 General Studies 530 9.4 
			 Critical Thinking 21 0.4 
			 Design/Tech and Food 27 0.5 
			 Design/Tech and Systems 4 0.1 
			 Design/Tech and Production 221 3.9 
			 (1) Figures have been suppressed to preserve anonymity.  Note: Includes maintained schools only including CTCs and academies.

GCSE

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils did not gain one or more GCSEs, excluding equivalents, at grade  (a) G,  (b) E,  (c) D and  (d) C or above in 2009.

Vernon Coaker: The information required is given in the following table:
	
		
			   Number and proportion of pupils who did not gain one or more GCSEs, excluding equivalents at the selected grades 
			   1997  2009 
			  Grades  Number  Proportion (percentage)  Number  Proportion (percentage) 
			 G or above 45,074 7.7 19,867 3.1 
			 E or above 65,329 11.1 37,813 6.0 
			 D or above 101,822 17.4 65,429 10.3 
			 C or above 173,197 29.5 119,687 18.9 
			  Source: Achievement and Attainment Tables. 
		
	
	The data for 1997 relate to pupils aged 15 and for 2009 relates to pupils at the end of Key Stage 4.
	The figures are cumulative, in that if a pupil is included as not gaining G or above, they will also be included in the data as not receiving E or above, D or above and C or above.

Gifted Children

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils with gifted and talented status did not sit any A-levels in  (a) 1997,  (b) 2003,  (c) 2006 and  (d) the most recent year for which figures are available.

Iain Wright: The Department has collected information about individual pupil's Gifted and Talented status in Secondary schools since 2006. The information available to answer this question is provided in the following table. Please note that this information covers pupils in school sixth forms only, pupils entered for A-level examinations in sixth form or further education colleges are excluded from the figures.
	
		
			   Pupils with Gifted and Talented status who did not sit any A-levels in selected years 
			   Number  Percentage 
			 2006 112 1.0 
			 2008 637 2.3 
			 2009 675 2.1 
			  Source: National Pupil Database. 
		
	
	Pupils identified as gifted and talented are defined as
	"Children and young people with one or more abilities developed to a level significantly ahead of their year group (or with the potential to develop those abilities)".
	Included are students identified for their talent in, for example, creative arts or sports rather than their ability to excel academically.

Secure Training Centres: Children

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  how many  (a) looked after,  (b) eligible,  (c) relevant and  (d) former relevant children are in secure training centres;
	(2)  how many  (a) looked after,  (b) eligible,  (c) relevant and  (d) former relevant children are in custody with (i) an indeterminate sentence for public protection, (ii) an extended sentence and (iii) life sentence;
	(3)  how many  (a) looked after,  (b) eligible,  (c) relevant and  (d) former relevant children are in secure children's homes;
	(4)  how many  (a) looked after,  (b) eligible, (c) relevant and (d) former relevant children were in custody in 2008 after the date of their 18th birthday;
	(5)  how many  (a) looked-after,  (b) eligible,  (c) relevant and  (d) former relevant children there are in young offender institutions.

Dawn Primarolo: An "eligible child" is a young person aged 16-18 who has been looked after for the prescribed period (13 weeks) and is then eligible for services under the Children (Leaving Care) Act and who remains looked after by the local authority. A "relevant child" is a young person aged 16-18 who has been looked after for the prescribed period (13 weeks) and is then eligible for services under the Children (Leaving Care) Act and who is no longer looked after by the local authority.
	A "former relevant child" is a young person aged 18+ (i.e. legally adult) who was either an "eligible" or a "relevant child" or both who as a result will remain entitled to continuing leaving care support from their responsible local authority until age 21 or longer if continuing in an agreed programme of education or training.
	Information on the number of children placed in secure units and in young offenders institutions or prisons who were  (a) looked after,  (b) eligible, can be found in the statistical first release titled "Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31 March 2009.
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000878/index.shtml
	Table A3 shows the number of children looked after at 31 March 2005 to 2009, aged up to 17 years (inclusive), who were placed in secure units and in young offenders institutions or prisons. This table can be found in the excel link titled (England Summary tables, included within PDF file).
	Information on the number of  (c) relevant and  (d) former relevant children who are in secure training centres, secure children's homes, young offender institutions or in custody is not collected by the Department. Information on the numbers in custody with (i) an indeterminate sentence for public protection, (ii) an extended sentence and (iii) life sentence is also not collected by the Department.
	Information on the number of former care leavers who were in custody around the time of their 19th birthday, who had previously been looked after aged 16, can also be found in the statistical first release titled "Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31 March 2009.
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000878/index.shtml
	Table G1 shows the number of former care leavers who were in custody around the time of their 19th birthday. This table can be found in the excel link titled (England Summary tables, included within PDF file).

Social Workers

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many foster carers caring for children through special guardianship orders have reported to his Department allegations of  (a) intimidation and  (b) bullying by social workers in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: Data on allegations made about social workers is not collected by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. I am not aware of any allegations about intimidation or bullying by social workers having been reported to the Department by a Special Guardian in the last 12 months.
	Social worker employers hold information on allegations made about social workers in their employment as it is their responsibility to investigate such allegations and take appropriate action.
	The General Social Care Council also investigates allegations about social workers in its capacity as the regulator of the social work profession in England. The General Social Care Council's report "Raising standards: Social work conduct in England 2003-2008" which includes trend analyses of the cases referred to them in the period 2003-08 is available here:
	http://www.gscc.org.uk/Conduct/Publications +and+useful+documents/

Specialised Diplomas

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many maintained schools enrolled no pupils on a diploma course in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Iain Wright: It is estimated that 78 per cent. (2,342) of maintained mainstream schools did not register any diploma learners on the Diploma Aggregation Service (DAS) during 2008/09. Published data on 2008/09 Diploma participation is obtained from the QCDA's DAS, which is used to award diplomas. Schools do not have to register learners on DAS until just before they intend to claim an award. It is possible that there are a number of schools who were delivering diplomas in 2008/09 who did not register any learners on DAS during 2008/09. Similarly, there will be schools which, as members of a diploma consortium, are participating in the delivery of diplomas, but if they are not the 'Home Centre' they will not have learners registered on DAS. The 'Home Centre' is the lead educational institution in the diploma consortium which is responsible for registering the diploma learner on DAS.
	Information on the number of schools in 2009/10 currently delivering the diploma is not yet available.

Rented Housing: Overcrowding

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  how many and what proportion of  (a) households and  (b) people in the (i) private and (ii) social rented sector there were living in overcrowded conditions in (A) London and (B) England in each year since 1997;
	(2)  how many and what proportion of  (a) households and  (b) people in the (i) private and (ii) social rented sector classified as living in overcrowded conditions there were in each London borough in each year from 1997 to 2009.

Ian Austin: Information in respect of overcrowding is available on the Department's website.
	The Survey of English Housing samples are too small to provide reliable estimates at local authority level.

Banks: USA

David Drew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has made to the US authorities on the effect on UK banks in which the Government have a stake operating in the US of the new taxation arrangements in that country; and whether he plans to make such arrangements reciprocal.  Answers received for publication 21 January 2010

Stephen Timms: On 14 January the US announced the "Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee", which the Government are studying closely. This is a matter for the US authorities and UK banks will be working with them to understand the impact of the proposal as it passes through Congress.

Revenue and Customs: Scotland

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the staff  (a) turnover and  (b) absentee rate was at each HM Revenue and Customs office in Scotland in each of the last five years.

Stephen Timms: The information requested is provided in the following tables.
	
		
			  Percentage 
			Turnover 
			  Town  Office name  2009-10( 1)  2008-09  2007-08  2006-07  2005-06 
			 Aberdeen Ruby House 3.2 22.3 14.3 9.4 9.1 
			 Ayr Russell House 20.2 26.8 13.6 8.5 12.2 
			 Bathgate Pyramids Business Park 7.7 18.7 20.3 14.2 13.2 
			 Buckie Moray House 0.0 8.0 8.3 6.7 5.9 
			 Coatbridge 2 Muiryhall Street 0.0 13.6 4.3 3.8 6.3 
			 Cumbernauld St. Mungos Road 2.5 6.8 10.5 19.2 9.1 
			 Dumbarton 15 Meadowbank Street 0.0 33.3 0.0 6.3 12.5 
			 Dumfries Government Buildings 48.1 14.3 23.4 10.6 1.8 
			
			 Dundee Caledonian House 3.3 11.6 63.8 7.7 9.3 
			  Sidlaw House 10.0 17.7 0.1 14.4 17.0 
			
			 Dunfermline Merchiston House 13.6 23.1 3.2 8.8 5.5 
			 Dunoon Auchencraig 21.1 16.7 0.0 0.0 16.0 
			
			 East Kilbride Hawbank Stores 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 
			  Plaza Tower 3.4 8.2 11.5 10.7 6.0 
			  Queensway House 4.3 13.6 14.3 7.4 6.5 
			
			 Edinburgh 44 York Place 5.7 8.3 7.0 3.7 13.2 
			  Argyle House 13.8 8.2 20.0 18.2 8.8 
			  Clarendon House 7.8 3.2 6.6 7.6 6.8 
			  Elgin House 2.7 4.3 9.4 11.0 6.9 
			  Erskine House 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			  Grayfieid House 7.3 20.7 16.4 10.6 9.7 
			  Meldrum House 1.7 2.7 5.1 7.9 8.5 
			  Saughton House 5.0 5.4 7.3 7.7 5.4 
			
			 Elgin Phoenix House Elgin 0.0 80 0.0 0.0 0.0 
			 Falkirk Grahame House 26.4 45.5 22.2 10.0 10.7 
			 Galashiels New Reiver House 23.3 17.6 23.5 8.7 0.0 
			
			 Glasgow Blythswood House 4.2 7.7 3.9 6.6 7.6 
			  Cotton House 2.1 3.5 4.9 10.3 7.0 
			  Portcullis House 7.8 16.4 17.7 6.4 15.0 
			
			 Glenrothes Saltire House 3.8 9.2 14.9 5.0 6.1 
			 Grangemouth Custom House Grangemouth 10.6 0.0 10.5 15.2 11.1 
			
			 Greenock 99 Dalrymple Street 20.4 4.9 50.0 13.7 11.9 
			  Custom House 42.1 5.5 8.1 9.0 8.2 
			
			 Hamilton 1 Barrack Street 6.6 14.0 2.7 7.0 4.2 
			 Hawick Crown Building Hawick 14.4 12.5 18.2 17.4 7.7 
			
			 Inverness Longman House 28.8 21.1 9.5 0.0 27.3 
			  River House 2.9 11.4 7.0 8.6 1.9 
			
			 Irvine Marress House 5.6 16.9 3.1 2.9 7.4 
			 Kirkcaldy 26 Victoria Road 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
			 Lerwick Charlotte House 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
			
			 Livingston Almondvale Shopping Centre 19.8 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 
			  Barbara Ritchie House 6.8 19.4 21.5 11.0 22.4 
			  Pentland House 3.5 3.9 5.4 4.6 6.7 
			
			 Motherwell 43 Civic Square 0.0 16.2 19.2 6.5 0.0 
			 Oban Mathieson House 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 
			
			 Paisley Falcon Osprey and Vigilant House 0.9 3.6 2.6 3.1 12.0 
			  Gilmour House 10.9 3.8 0.0 3.3 6.1 
			  Glasgow Airport 35.2 13.3 0.0 0.0 26.7 
			
			 Perth 1 to 3 Water Vennel 23.3 13.3 11.5 74.1 16.7 
			 Peterhead Keith House 17.6 28.6 10.5 3.6 6.6 
			 Rothesay 9 King Street 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.1 0.0 
			 Stirling 8 Spittal Street 19.8 5.6 26.9 6.4 7.8 
			 Ullapool 24 West Argyll Street 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
			 Wick Government Buildings and Custom House 10.8 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.6 
			 (1) 1 April 2009 to 15 January 2010. 
		
	
	
		
			Average working days lost (AWDL) based on 12 months of sick absence data and three months of staff in post data (April, October and March) (see following notes)  Projected 12 months AWDL using eight months sickness absence and three months staff in post data 
			  Town  Office name  2007-08  2008-09  2009-10( 1) 
			 Aberdeen Ruby House 4.26 7.23 6.61 
			 Ayr Russell House 3.71 6.58 2.95 
			 Bathgate Pyramids Business Park 13.85 9.28 4.46 
			 Buckie Moray House 5.23 4.46 3.23 
			 Coatbridge 2 Muiryhall Street 7.47 7.19 28.31 
			 Cumbernauld St. Mungos Road 11.45 12.15 14.32 
			 Dumbarton 15 Meadowbank Street 5.19 8.71 4.47 
			 Dumfries Government Buildings 5.57 2.53 3.69 
			  
			 Dundee Caledonian House Dundee 10.39 5.09 8.64 
			  Sidlaw House 21.94 24.51 19.19 
			  
			 Dunfermline Merchiston House 12.74 12.85 8.38 
			 Dunoon Auchencraig 5.76 1.52 0.13 
			  
			 East Kilbride Hawbank Stores n/a 0.86 0.00 
			  Plaza Tower 12.35 13.41 12.37 
			  Queensway House 12.27 10.98 10.58 
			  
			 Edinburgh 44 York Place 6.14 7.08 9.03 
			  Clarendon House Edinburgh 4.97 7.99 3.27 
			  Elgin House 7.86 8.62 6.75 
			  Erskine House n/a n/a 0.00 
			  Grayfield House 11.93 9.16 9.96 
			  Meldrum House 6.78 7.17 6.88 
			  Saughton House 9.85 10.43 11.58 
			  
			 Elgin Phoenix House Elgin 0.60 1.20 0.00 
			 Falkirk Grahame House 3.69 2.67 15.59 
			 Galashiels New Reiver House 1.11 4.98 3.69 
			  
			 Glasgow Blythswood House 15.50 10.06 15.96 
			  Cotton House 11.26 10.96 9.13 
			  Portcullis House Glasgow 3.34 14.39 13.42 
			  Terminal Building Glasgow Airport 0.00 0.09 0.00 
			  
			 Glenrothes Saltire House 12.79 14.71 8.64 
			 Grangemouth Custom House Grangemouth 0.42 4.01 2.68 
			 Greenock 99 Dalrymple Street 11.81 5.59 6.63 
			  Custom House Greenock 0.88 2.38 2.73 
			  
			 Hamilton 1 Barrack Street 15.04 16.89 17.12 
			 Hawick Crown Building Hawick 13.52 0.40 0.52 
			  
			 Inverness Longman House 0.70 0.31 1.21 
			  River House 6.82 8.75 4.42 
			  
			 Irvine Marress House 4.60 5.91 3.02 
			 Kirkcaldy 26 Victoria Road 4.11 7.53 12.48 
			 Lerwick Charlotte House 2.10 9.29 0.00 
			  
			 Livingston Almondvale Shopping Centre n/a 7.50 19.29 
			  Barbara Ritchie House 8.04 16.12 14.65 
			  Pentland House 16.56 13.49 11.00 
			  
			 Motherwell 43 Civic Square 7.31 6.06 10.22 
			 Oban Mathieson House 0.00 0.00 0.00 
			  
			 Paisley Falcon Osprey and Vigilant House 5.52 7.46 8.88 
			  Gilmour House 6.06 14.99 14.77 
			  
			 Perth 1 to 3 Water Vennel 4.19 12.77 4.21 
			 Peterhead Keith House 2.80 5 22 15.51 
			 Rothesay 9 King Street 1.33 1.80 0.34 
			 Stirling 8 Spittal Street 21.58 16.86 13.76 
			 Ullapool 24 West Argyll Street 0.00 0.00 0.00 
			 Wick Government Buildings And Custom House 18.41 3.93 2.22 
			 (1) 1 April 2009 to 30 November 2009.  Notes: 1. Average working days lost are calculated as follows: 2007-08-Sick absence for each office, for April 2007 to March 2008. Divided by 12 month average staff in post (SiP) per office, using April 2007, October 2007 and March 2008 SiP. Result then multiplied by 12. 2008-09-Sick absence for each office, for April 2008 to March 2009. Divided by 12 month average staff in post per office, using April 2008, October 2008 and March 2009 SiP. Result then multiplied by 12. 2009-10-Sick absence for each office for April 2009 to November 2009. (November 2009 is the latest SA data held). Divided by eight month average staff in post per office, using April, October and November 2009 SiP. Result then multiplied by 12. 2. SiP data: This is based on three months staff in post data across each tax year which provides a realistic average per office. 
		
	
	HM Revenue and Customs is unable to provide the same data for 2005-06 and 2006-07 because data for staff on no pay as a result of sickness absence was not linked to office locations.
	 Answers received for publication 8 April 2010

Tax Allowances: Housing

Kitty Ussher: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2010,  Official Report, column 195W, on tax allowances: housing, if he will estimate the number of  (a) UK taxpayers and  (b) hon. Members who varied the nomination of a main residence in order to obtain private residence relief from capital gains tax in each of the last 10 years.

Stephen Timms: The information requested is available only at disproportionate cost, as the data on main residence nominations is not centrally held on HMRC's systems.

Royal Parks Agency: Finance

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2009,  Official Report, column 997W, Royal Parks Agency: finance, what revenue has been raised by the Royal Parks Agency in each Royal Park from  (a) car park charges,  (b) fixed penalty notices,  (c) other fines and  (d) other revenues in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009.

Margaret Hodge: Revenue raised from parking charges, excess charge notices and other revenue during the 2008-09 financial year has been provided by The Royal Parks (TRP) in the following table:
	
		
			  £000 
			  Royal Park  Car parking  Excess charge notices( 1)   Other revenue( 2) 
			 Hyde Park 346 41 3,290 
			 St. James's Park(3) n/a n/a 1,251 
			 Kensington Gardens(3) n/a n/a 256 
			 The Regent's Park 815 70 1,564 
			 Greenwich Park 240 34 293 
			 Richmond Park n/a n/a 1,045 
			 Bushy Park n/a n/a 188 
			 Total 1,401 145 7,887 
			 (1) The excess charge figure is also included in the car parking figure (2) These figures exclude grants from agency-wide projects, which are managed centrally. (3) Parking charges are not applicable at these parks because there is no public parking. 
		
	
	There is no charge at present for parking in Richmond or Bushy Parks. TRP does not receive revenue from fixed penalty notices or other fines, but receives revenue from catering and other concessions, from fees for events, permits and licences and from rents. The excess charge notices figure is included in the figures for car parking.